Organic chemistry

Combinatorial chemistry

Photoredox catalysis

Photocatalysis

Enantioselective synthesis

Coupling (piping)

Catalysis

Chemistry

Metallurgy

Materials science

Broad spectrum

Alkyl

Organocatalysis

Photochemistry

Chemical Science

An acylative Suzuki-type cross-coupling of alkyl trifluoroborates and acid fluorides was developed by merging NHC organocatalysis with photoredox catalysis. A broad spectrum of ketones could be facilely synthesised under mild reaction conditions.

Suzuki-type cross-coupling of alkyl trifluoroborates with acid fluoride enabled by NHC/photoredox dual catalysis